US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said the measures taken by Zardari Government to resolve the confrontation with opposition parties are the first step towards a political reconciliation in Pakistan.
"I believe that the resolution that they have agreed upon is the first step of what has to be an ongoing reconciliation and compromising of political views that can stabilise civilian democracy and the rule of law," Clinton said at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department.
Clinton had telephoned the Pak President, Asif Ali Zardari; the Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, on Saturday as Pakistan appeared to be plunging into a deep political turmoil.
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17 March 2009
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